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On Sunday night, a protest against the killing of George Floyd and other Black American’s starts off peacefully and then ends in violence – fires burned, stores looted, and bottles [...]

From BPD news About 11:55 AM on Friday, May 29, 2020, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force, arrested six (6) males for outstanding warrants and firearm related offenses [...]

Margot the stray cat got her head stuck in a chainlink fence this week in Dorchester.  She was rescued and is ready for adoption! See press release below: This past [...]

Did you miss the mayor's presser today? Don't worry! Here's a recap of Mayor Walsh’s COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Case numbers:  As of today in Massachusetts: [...]

Just before midnight on Wednesday, one person has died and at least four others were shot in Dorchester. According to NBC10 Boston, the incident happened outside 5 Ames Street. Five [...]

Mayor Marty Walsh closed his May 26th press conference with the sad news of the passing of Keith Love - co-headmaster of TechBoston Academy, in Dorchester.  Love was there for [...]

Did you miss the mayor’s presser today? Don’t worry! Here’s a recap from Mayor Walsh’s COVID-19 press briefing on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Case numbers: As of Tuesday, May 26 in Massachusetts: 93,693 [...]

Big News! The Franklin Park Zoo will reopen to Zoo Members on May 28th! See press release below: Following its temporary closure in mid-March due to the global health pandemic,  [...]

From BPD News: UPDATE: Murder Suspect Arrested in Connection to Fatal Shooting from February 5, 2020 in Dorchester:  After a thorough and comprehensive investigation, BPD Homicide Detectives and members of [...]

From BPD News: At about 11:54 PM on Thursday May 21, 2020, officers assigned to District C-11 (Dorchester) made an onsite warrant arrest after responding to a call for a [...]